Leadership Skills for TomorrowLessons Learned About Life After Serving as a Presidential Assistant

Kimberly A. Luse

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pumpkin Patch

How Did You Get Here? Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o’er lost

days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very

minute; What you can do, or dream you can

begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic

in it. ~Johann Wolfgang von

Goethe

Comfort, Sunshine and Butterflies

A Rainbow of Possibilities The networks we rely on in a stable job

are rarely the ones that lead us to something new and different

Most people experience the transition to a new working life as a time of confusion, loss, insecurity, and uncertainty

~Herminia Ibarra, Working Identity

Resourcefulness “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ― Albert Einstein

Ways of Knowing Introspection and Reflection Standardized Tools (ie MBTI) Professional Career Advisors Mentors

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.” ― Albert Einstein

Time for a Change?“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

Get Organized Activate Networks Professional Organizations Stay Close With Your Mentors Personal Portfolio Take an Honest Assessment of Your

Credentials “The difference between genius and

stupidity is; genius has its limits.” ― Albert Einstein

Herminia Ibarra:“A True Change of Direction is Always Terrifying!”

Working Identity Who You Are What You Do Measuring Resiliency

~”Adults are much more likely to act their way into a new way of thinking than to think their way into a new way of acting.”

Surfing the Edge of Chaos, Richard Pascale

No One Wants To Be Caught Like This!“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” ― Albert Einstein

We Plan, God Laughs Transitions Don’t Always Happen on Your

Timetable Have a Plan of Action if a Crisis Occurs Breathe, and Remember Change can be

a Positive Catalyst

Show Some AttitudeSleepless in SeattleDoritos“You never fail until you stop trying.” ― Albert Einstein

Shades and a Bike“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” ― Albert Einstein

Life Goes On“I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.” ― Albert Einstein

As You Begin Again“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” ― Albert Einstein, Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

Lady GagaWhether life’s disabilities Left you outcast, bullied or teasedRejoice and love yourself today‘Cause baby, you were born this way!

Acknowledgements The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional

Talent Before Everyone Else, Anders, Penguin Group Publishers, 2011

Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, Ibarra, Harvard Business School Press, 2004

Beautiful grandchildren (Knox and Finley) courtesy of Jessica and Kevin Duke